Xtra Time Web Desk: With just days to go ahead of the start of the IPL 2021 season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finds them in serious problem with situation arising out of COVID-19. Mumbai Indians scout and wicket keeping consultant Kiran More has tested positive for coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. The former India wicketkeeper-batsman is asymptomatic and has been isolated from the rest of the set-up.
“Mr. Kiran More is currently asymptomatic and has been isolated. Mumbai Indians and Kiran More have followed all the BCCI health guidelines. The MI medical team will continue to monitor Mr. More’s health and abide by the BCCI protocols. We would like to remind our fans to be safe and follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviors in these difficult times” – MI said in a statement.
More joins the growing list of Covid-19 cases ahead of the IPL. Axar Patel, Delhi Capitals spinner, and Devdutt Paddikal, Royal Challengers Bangalore opener, have also previously tested positive for Covid-19. IPL 2021 starts on April 9 with Mumbai Indians taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.
Fresh reports coming from Mumbai suggest two more groundstaffs and a plumber of Wankhede has also contracted the deadly virus.